Combined range and broiler.



G. GIOVANNA.

COMBINED RANGE AND BOILER.-

APPglcATxoN FILED 1uNE30. 191|.

Patented Nov. 28,1916.

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COMBINED RANGE AND BONER.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 30,1911.

Patented Nov. 28, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2S, 1.916.

To all vwhom t 72mg/ concern y p Be it known that I, Grenen Giovanna, a subject of theling of italy, residing in the city of' New York, borough of'lVIanhatta'n, county and State of New York,'having de clared my intention of becoming a Vcitizen of the United States, have invented va certain new and" useful Combined Range and Broiler, of which the following is a specifiration.

This invention is a combined range and broiler, adapted for use in restaurants, hotels, etc., where cooking is done' on' a large scale, but i'noreparticularly for' domestic use. y

rIhe inventio-n is an improvement in cooking ranges wherein articles of food can be broiled, baked or otherwise cookedr upony a single range, the necessary heat Vbeing furnished by a-single grate. 1 y y One novel feature of const'ructiolnisy a range provided with a broiler eXteriorly of said range, which broiler can be"y rotated either by hand or by a motor for'the purpose of uniformly broiling the" article;

The range is so constructed that the lire grate may be entirely relieved of rits contents, or freed from surplus ashes, by a shaker operating between the bars"l ofthe grate, the ysaid grate and shaker kbeing operable eXterio-rlyof the range. 'The grate, inthe preferred construction, 'is made to swing so as to facilitate dumping. l Y

The invention e1nbodie's,`also, a .rangev provided with a krevolublej broiler ypositioned exteriorly of therange anc cooperating with the grate thereof, said broiler comprising an impaling rod or knife, means cooperating with said rod or knife forclampingthe article to be broiled on the rod or knife, and means'for rotating the broiler. i

Features of novelty' in the construction of the wrange, other than thosespeciied, will be apparent lfrom thehereinafter description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. A y y i Referring to the drawings Figure is a plan view of 1 and dai'np'ers being indicated iii dotted'lines. Fig. Q is a vertical' sectionalviewf taken centrally through the structure ofl `1 illustrating the position of the pivoted grate* with relation` to the voven and the broiler. y y Fig". 3 lis a detail side elevation,y illustrating the manually operated broiler in position' on the range.. Fig. 4 is ariv end View of the the range,.the'broiler, fire grate Ving. bolt, 411.

end bars 13a of the grate,

broiler shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a detail side elevationof a' motor operated broiler. Fi g. 6 is an end view of the mechanism for rotating the broiler shown in Fig. 5. Fig. .7 is a detail front elevation of the range, illustrating in dotted and in dot and dash lines the two positions of the pivoted grate, the dotted line showing it in 4operative position', and the dot and dash line illustrating the' positionk of the grate when it is desired to free it ofits contents.

Referring more particularlyto Fig. 2, the range embodies frame' 5, flue 6, and an'oven 7 .y The oven ris a box-like structure joinedto the frame of the range, preferably at the front and' rear walls thereof. As is customary, the oven ,is open at one side, 1. e., the si'de'whi'ch isj'oined to the' front wall 3, and this' open side of the oven is closed by a door not shown, hinged to the front wall 8. The door isA locked'in its closed position by any suitable means, such, for example, as a slid- The range is provided with a fire box 12, within which'is mounted grate comprising a pluralityV of bars 1 3 which are joined at their respective ends by cross'bars, the upper cross bar 14: being extended to form trunnions for the grate, and these trunnionsturn in bearings 15in the side walls of the range,

near the top thereof. The bearings are preferably constructed to facilitate the easy removal ofthe trunnions'. The bars of the grate are preferably straight for a portion of their length, the straight portions of which are slightly inclined toward the door which closes' one' side of the range, when said door is Vin its closed position against the side wall, the lower portion of said grate bars are then curved toward the oven to formthe bottom o f the fire chamber. Near the lower end of the curved bars 13, preferably on the are bearings 16, in which bearings is-pivotally mounted a rodrl'T, forming' one element of the shaker. rfherod vis extendr'ed beyond one of the bearings, and the wall 8,'an'd it is provided with a s o'luarev -orpolygonal end 13. The rod 17 is, providedfwith a plurality ofcurved arms or bars "19 which are arranged in alternate relation with respect to the grate bars 13. These arm`sm19 normally assume a position out of engagement with Vthe 'bars 13, as shownl in Fig. 2, butwhen it isdesiredto clear the grate of accumulated ashest he rod 17 is rotated by' rneansof al crank which en gages the square or polygonal end 18, for the purpose of rockingthe arms 19 between the grate bars 13 and removing the ashes and burned coals from the grate, thereby securing better combustion of fuel in the grate.

The front Wall 8 of the range is shown in Fig. as being provided with a slot 20, said slot being indicated in dotted lines. Through this slot passes one end portion of rod 17 forming an element of the shaker. When the grate and the shaker are in the dotted line position of Fig. 7 and in the full line position of Fig. 2, the grate is retained in said position by a locking member 21. This locking member is pivoted at 25 to the front wall 8 and near its free end the locking member is provided with a notch whereby the notched end of the locking member is adapted to drop over the protruding end of bar 17. When in their normal operative positions and the notched end of the locking member is in engagement with the protruding end of the bar, 17, said locking member operates to rotain the grate against pivotal' movement within the grate chamber; but as the bar 17 passes loosely through the notch in the locking member it is manifest that the shaker can be rocked or turned by applying a suitable implement to the protruding end of the bar 17, after which the implement is oper-- ated to impart rocking movement to the bar 17 and the lingers of the shaker.

In this invention the grate is in the form of a basket, the upper part of which is provided with a bar 14, which bar is fitted in brackets 15, for the purpose of pivotally supporting the basket grate within the grate chamber in such manner that the grate can be swung within the grate chamber so as to assume a dumping position, and the grate can be removed bodily from the grate chamber. Furthermore, the shaker is carried .by the grate at the lower part thereof, ysaid shaker partaking of the pivotal movement of the grate within the chamber'. The shaker remains connected with the grate so that it is withdrawable with the grate from the chamber, the grate and the shaker being insertible at willA into the chamber or removable therefrom.

A shelf -22 extends from a wall of the oven 7, and is positioned between the lire box 12 and the ash pit 'of the range, said shelf 22 being? provided with afoot piece 23 which coperates with curved locking plate 24C 'carried by the rod 17 ofjthe shaker, see Fig. 2. This with the foot piece 23m retaining the shaker in its normally .inoperativeV position, as illustratedin Fig. 2, and bythe dotted line lin Fig. Itfserves, also, as a lock against the pivotal -`inoveme1`1t of the grate when in the position shwn in 2'.

the grate and the shaker are the -re chamber will be locking plate" 24 coperates rod 17 may be rotated for operating the 5 shaker in a manner to work the fingers 19 of said shaker in the spaces between the bars of the basket grate, whereby the surplus ashes from the bed of fuel may be discharged from the grate. By withdrawing the locking member from engagement with rod 17 the grate is free to swing within the grate chamber' 4on the axis afforded by the rod 1% so that the grate will assume the position indicated by the dash and dot lines of Fig. 7. .Vith the grate in this position the fuel can be dumped therefrom into the ashpit, after which the grate and shaker are restored to their normal positions, and the locking member 21 is positioned for its notched end to engage with the protruding end of rod 17. The grate is thus retained against pivotal movement within the grate chamber and by turning the shaker to the position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 the member 24 ofthe shaker will engage with the ledge 23 within the grate chamber, thus further locking the vshaker and the grate against pivotal movement within the grate chamber. An ordinary fire brick' 29 rests on the shelf 22 and 1s secured between the kre chamber and one wall of the oven 7. Access to the ash pitfis obtained by the door 31, hinged at 32 to the front wall 8 ofthe range. l Y

movable top,y which is composed of a plurality of covers 34, 35, 36 and a plurality of lids 37,38, 39 and 40, the lids 37, 38 and 39 being positioned one within the other and between the covers 34C and 35. The smoke and gases, resulting from combustion of materials in the `fire grate, are conducted from yaround the top, one side, and the bottom of the oven to the Hue 6a, as

clearly understood from Fi 2. Between the side wall l1 of the oven 7, preferably near the top thereof, and an end wall 42 of the range, is positioned a slidable 'damper 43, which able handle 4:4. This damper operates to control the flow Yof smoke, gases and heated air from the lire chamber aroundr the oven vtothe ,fluey opening 6a. A similar sliding damper l5 is positioned within the opposite end ofthe range, beneath the overhanging portion 46 of the top ofthe range. This damper 45 is operated by the handle 47 to admit cold air above the fire chamber and thereby regulate the temperature of the air which circulates around the oven. This damper 45 is employed when the broiler is in operation on the range, the broiler door 18 being, open.` Door 48 is hinged at 49 to an 50 of the range, and it operates to end wall close the fire chamber when it is desired Vto Therange isY provided with a reis operated by a suitpromote combustion, or when the broiler is notin use. rlllhe hinges 49 are provided with a suitable shoulder or stop 51, whereby the door will be limited in its outward fmovement beyond a predetermined point, and the door will thereby serve as a shelf, when opened to its full extent, upon which shelf or door, is adapted to be placed drip pan 52.

ppositely disposed brackets 53, 54 are positioned. at the ends of the range, one bracket on each side of door 48, and upon these brackets is mounted a rotary broiler. Bracket 53 is of any suitable construction to receive an end of the broiler and support it during its rotation, but the bracket 54, in adition to having means for supporting the broiler, is provided with a. plurality of apertures 55 to receive a locking arm of the broiler, to be hereinafter referred to. A bracket 56 is secured to the front wall 8 of the range, and upon this bracket `may be mounted a motor 57, having a suitable shaft 58, on which is secured a gear 59, (Figs. 5 and 6). The motor is of any preferred conspring motor the struction, but l prefer to use a which slowly rotates the gear 59 and broiler.

The broiler embodies an impaling rod 60 on which is formed a hook or prong 61, or a plurality of such prongs. The rod is provided, also, with a collar 62, slidably mounted thereon, said collar being provided with one or more prongs. The collar is adjustably fastened on the blade by a set screw, 64 whereby the prongs of the collar are adapted to coperate with the prongs 61 for clamping the article to be broiled securely to the rod, and when these prongs are placed in position, the collar can be retained in its adjusted position by. tightening the thumb screw 64. The rod 1s rounded near its ends to turn freely in the bracket 53, one end of the rod being pointed or sharpened, as at 65. The opposite end of the rod is provided with a gear 66, which is adapted to mesh with gear 59 of the motor, whereby the article to be broiled can be continuously rotated before the grate. However, in cooking certain foods it may be desirable to retain the article to be broiled in a fixed position before the grate for a delinite length of time before revolving the broiler, and for such purposes l have provided a separate rod similar in all substantial particulars to the rod just described, except that it is not geared to the motor.

By reference to Figs. 3 seen that in lieu of the gear 66, the separate rod is provided with an ordinary handle 67, and adjacent to this handle is a locking arm 68 Vwhich is adapted to fit into either of the apertures 55 in the bracket 54, and to retain the broiler in any one of a number of fixed positions before the grate. This broiler is and 4, it will be manually turned by the handle 67 to the desired position before the grate, and the locking arm 68 can be inserted in any one of the plurality of apertures 55.

By reference to Fig. 2 that the straight portion of the bars of the grate, present a substantially vertical or slightly inclined fire surface to the meat on the broiler.

lt is not desired to limit the invention to a range in which coal or wood is consumed, for the reason that it may be employed with other forms of heating devices than the one illustrated and specifically described.

The operation of the range may be scribed as follows: Assuming that a fire is started in the grate, dampers 43 and 45 are regulated to control the circulation of gases and heated air around the oven. The lids may be utilized in any manner for cooking food substances upon the top of the range. In using the broiler, door 48 is opened to produce a shelf, and a drip pan 52 is positioned thereon beneath the space to be occupied by the broiler. The collar 62 is removedl from the impaling rod, and the article to be cooked is impaled on the rod of the broiler until it is engaged by the prong 61, whereupon collar 62 is replaced upon the rod until its prongs 63 (which are disposed oppositely to prong 61) also engage the article to be broiled, set screw 64 being operated to secure the collar to the rod. lf the hand operated broiler is employed, the rod is mounted upon brackets 53, 54, and the article to be roasted is retained in the desired position before the grate by inserting locking arm 68 into one of the apertures 55 of bracket 54. The position of the article impaled on the broiler, may be changed with relation to the grate, by manipulating the handle 67, thereby manually operating the broiler. Then it is desired that the article to be broiled shall be continuously turned before the grate Vin order to properly cook the article, the broiler illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is employed, the broiler being mechanically rotated. The article to be cooked is secured on this broiler in the same manner as that used on the broiler of Figs. 3 and 4, just described, and the rod is mounted on the brackets .53, 54 so that the gear 66 of the broiler will mesh with the gear 59 of the motor shaft. The motor operates to slowly revolve the broiler, whereby the article to be roasted can turned before the grate. Vhen the broiler is .not in use, the door 48 is retained in its closed position.

Having thus fully described the invention, what l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.-

1. A stove embodying a grate chamber having an open front side, an upwardly extending grate positioned within said chamit will be observed be continuously ber for directing the heat toward said open side, a horizontal Hue positioned intermediate the grate chamber and the stove top, said horizontal Hue extending at the forward end portion thereof beyond the plane of a spit positioned exteriorly the open front side of Said chamber and said forwardly extended part of said Hue having downwardly opening inlets positioned beyond said open front side of the chamber, to the grate chamber, said spit being directly below the inlets to the forwardly extended part of the top Hue whereby the smoke arising from the material on the spit is free to How upwardly through the inlets and into the Hue, and a the chamber for directing heat toward the open front side of said chamber, a horizontal top Hue positioned intermediate the stove top and the grate chamber, the forward part of said horizontal Hue being extended beyond the open front side of the chamber and said forwardly extended part of the Hue being provided with downwardly opening inlets positioned forwardly of the plane of the open side t0 said chamber, a spit exteriorly to the open front side of the chamber and below the forwardly extended part of the horizontal Hue so that the smoke arising from the material on the spit is free to How into the horizontal Hue, and a sliding damper positioned within the horizontal Hue for controlling the inlets thereto.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE GIOVANNA.

Witnesses:

JAS. H. GRIFFEN, I-I. I. BERNHARD.

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